Insurers' contracting policies on nurse practitioners as primary care providers: Two years later

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 241-248

  Hansen Turton, Tine ^a   Ritter, Ann ^a   Torgan, Rebecca ^b  

^a National Nursing Centers Consortium   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Managed care; Nurse practitioners; Nurse managed health centers; Primary care providers; Provider contracting; Provider credentialing

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CREDENTIALING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58849136323     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154408319450     Document Type: Conference Paper

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